The Penn's Grove record., 1887-10-29

the Via Geneva the foundations have
beer uncovered OF a house belonging
to a distinguished Roman lady, Emilia
Paulina Asiatica, sister.1n-law OF
SciplO, who ~vanquished Hannibal, at
Zama. In excavating for the founda-
lions of the new Banca Rationale,
fragments Of a large marble calendar
were dug up, on which were noted the
games to be celebrated i'll April in
honor of Ceres and Cybele on the Pala-
tine. Near the forta Pinciana an In
~scription has been found indicating
that O temple to Silvanus had been
built on that spot.
The s~ix-year-old son OF a Ken
lucky man is acquiring notoriety as u
weather prophet. The child is small
for his age, and eau not yettalk plainly,
but has developed barometrical powers
to a wonderful degree. Since he was
| four years old his parents, who are res
| peetable and reliable people, declare
| that he has foretold every rain, hail
| storm or snow storm, and even the
| light showers and sprinkles so plentiful
| in the spring of the year. One day re-
| Gently, while the sun was blazing down
with intense heat, the child came into
| the house from the yard, where he had
been intently gazing at the heavens,
and predicted a heavy r~ain-storm, to
be followed by a profuse fall Of hail.
In the afternoon his prophecy was
verified by a heavy storm.
"A Pennsylvania man is the owner
Of q calf that Is attracting much at
tention. Its hind legs are six inches
shorter than the fore legs, are double
jointed and are larger In proportion.
Each Ia supplied with two distinct,
perfectly-formed feet. The hOofs Of
ono foot and half the hoof of the other
foot on each hind leg is used while
walking, The other half of the hoof
on each inside of the foot projects
horizontally exactly like the spurs Of a
game cock. The body of the calf Is
large and well formed. The short
hind legs give the calf the appearance
of a giraffe when running in the pas
ture.
"A "bearded pebble" as ne calls it,
is in possession of a NorwIck Comm
man, 1t came from Crab Ledge, neal
Nantucket, is about as large as a hens
egg, and on its smooth surface is u
mass Of filaments that resemble nothing
so much as hair. The stone has been
out of the water for nearly two years,
and yet the hairs. which are over an
inch long, look vigorous and lifellke.
1t is said that a Massachusetts collec-
tor has one of these stones that has
been out of the water forty years In
which time the hairs have doubled In
length.
"A shepherd boy vas killed by a
bear recently in the mountains of
Savoy. The villagers decided on get
ting up a hunt after the bear, and they
, started in search, but without finding
it. On their return home they, how
, ever. perceived that the boys mother,
. who had insisted on Joining the party
! with a gun, had been left behind.
, 1t was now night, but some of the
, people went back and secured the
woods in every direction. When day
dawned, they found the woman lying
! in a secluded spot, her dress in rags,
her arms crushed. and her face COW
Ared with blood. At her side was a
huge bear, dead. its head smashed by
IA discharge from a gun which she had
taken with her. The villagers, after
binding up her wounds as best they
could, bore her to her home, and she
Is progressing so satisfactorily thai
n hope is entertained that she may 10
a cover. But the woman has not yet
o been able to give an account OF hel
Is struggle with the bear which hat
killed her child. II seems clear thaI
after the search had been abandoned
d the mother continued it, without CIV
u ing sven a hint as to her intention.
d The calm or disquiet Of our humo'
. depends not 50 much on affairs OF mo
y ment as on the disposition Of the tribe
that daily occur.